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Okay, as some of you know, I got ahold of the famed 1 off mystery armor. It's 4mm thick heavy gauge aluminum. A special "Thank you" to Graham and Terry, you guys are the best.

After some procrastination and trepidation, I finally decided to "man up" and get started on making this stuff wearable. I first started a couple of weeks ago by bending and reshaping the armor so that the contours were correct and it would sit on a vest properly. I did it, by hand, using a couple of different vices on display at Harbor Freight (Thank you floor people).

Then, yesterday evening, I began masking (toothpaste, Thanks Mike!) and paint on the shoulder bells and I used a dremel and metal cutting disc to cut the display slots in the left chest piece. This morning, I finished laying the final yellow on the shoulders and applied the decal, whilst also getting started on the rest of the armor. At this point, I have laid the yellow undercoat, and am fixing to lay the green on the armor. Once that is done, I will be misting all of the parts with ultra-flat spray and adding the "grease mark" to the shoulder bell.

In order to bend the right concave, I had to use a heavy duty vice and my body weight, if that gives you an idea. They are insanely sturdy. I will try and get a pick from the sides, but it may be harder to see, since I just finished laying on the green.

This is goin to be good, that armour looks amazing, guess you get to save some money on silver paint . Im looking at starting to paint a few Fett items in a week or so and this WIP is goin to be a godsend. I'll be watching this closley.
Welsh

Nah it looks terrible, I think you should send it to me so I can have a look at it

Looks amazing buddy, I like that its darker than what you usually see, thats how I want mine to look, looks more worn and dirty How did you do the black smear marks on the shoulder if you dont mind me askin?
Welsh

hi mate,
I have PM'd, loads.
The trade was done in Mar and i sent the armour in good faith to receive a belt.
I appreciate the wait for sizes but last I heard was july with a hope by the end of the month, no news since and its been 6 months now, would just like to know where its going.
Glad he likes the armour and its been done very well, as you can see I have been waiting a long time as the armour is nearly finished now,

Big size
I only have a 34" waist, not large and I was advised a "40 to cover the armour, measured its approx "38.
Is this classed as large.
I didn't think a boba could be much slimmer with armour so how small is small
regards
graham